Yesterday we noted Apple's somewhat draconian instructions for changing the default Web browser and e-mail client in Mac OS X, which involve changing the settings from within Safari and Mail.app ...

When browsing the web with Google Chrome, Google marks one account as your default in your web browser. This works similarly to when you've logged into Google services and have one set as the default ...

On iPhone, most users just browse the web with Safari. It’s the default, it’s fast, secure, and power-efficient, and Apple goes out of its way to advance privacy-protecting features. But iOS does ...

When Apple released iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, it made a change that enables third-party browsers to be used as default apps, meaning users who don't get on with Apple's ...

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Back in the early days of OS X, Apple’s desktop operating system shipped with an Internet preference pane that let you change, among other things, your default Web browser and email app. At some point ...

Apple is slowly loosening its grip on default apps in iOS. Starting with iOS 14, the company will allow users to change their default email app and web browser. The change, which was reported by ...

In iOS 14, Apple finally added the ability to choose your default browser and email client. That means when you click a link in an app, it won’t lead you to Safari when you'd rather go to Chrome—or ...

We have already provided an early look at how you’ll be able to change default apps on iOS 14, although Apple itself hasn’t disclosed details about this new feature. This week, however, the company ...

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